Final Fantasy XV Last DLC Is Out

Sympathy for the devil in the nice hat.

Final Fantasy XV’s ‘final' installment of downloadable content, Episode Ardyn, is a prequel that follows Ardyn Lucis Caelum and his eventual start of darkness. Along with the game, you’ll also get to watch the animated prologue, which acts as both backstory and trailer for the DLC.

It is also important to note that the DLC isn't really a difficulty mod and hence do not expect Episode Ardyn to challenge players with one last hurdle to get over with. Instead, it is about learning the past of the main villain.

In Episode Ardyn, your playable character is of course, Ardyn himself which is both cool and confusing because he's supposed to be the bad guy, and you definitely should not be helping him. You'll soon find out that Ardyn had suffered a lot, however, to become the rage-filled antagonist that he is the main game and you probably won’t look at him the same way again after this DLC.

Episode Ardyn was supposed to be a part of a series of other character focused DLC until Square Enix was forced to cancel them when Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata resigned last October. It’s a relief then, that Episode Ardyn still managed to make the cut because fans will certainly be sad to see the last of Final Fantasy XV end.

You can get Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn now on Steam. And likely, you will sympathize and end up being a fan of the villain.

Kristine Poh is an intern at IGN SEA who has a habit of rooting for the villain.